2009 World Touring Car Championship

[Péter Bártfai]

Very good performance by Lada! Well done!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

pity to see WTCC going down the drain, this is not Touring Car racing, it's rodeo. Witness the demise of racers like Priaulx and J.Müller, gentlemen both of 'em. Where are they? They get lost in utterly silly t1 bonanzas.
I think it's high time for FIA to clear up this mess by handing out much stricter penalties, otherwise what used to be the best series around will degenerate into a brawl and guys like me who want to watch decent competitive racing based on skill and tenacity, will switch to FIA GT or the new nifty IRC Rally series, which offer far better entertainment but are more difficult to catch on TV

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Very good performance by Lada! Well done!

couldn't agree more, dear teammate the only ray of hope in this mess

 

[GAIAjohan]

I just hope Coronel and Giovanardi can go to Chevy when both Larini and Menu leave.

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

Coronel would be a good move. Would be nice to see him in a car where he wasn't having to give up places for spare parts supply.

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

not the best racing from serveral people. I like to see a bit of aggressive driving but guys need to keep it firm and fair. there were plenty of contact points that have to be avoided and a rolling start to keep it "safe" for the first race seriously needs reviewing.

SEAT were lucky with their two contenders getting away scot free in the first race but race 2 showed just how much torque they have to their advantage at this circuit. class driving from the two of them as they used the car to their advantage.

Bit of a shame BMW put all their eggs in one basket a bit too soon, was always a risk.

Lada... wow! Thomo is looking like he's getting the best out of that car and there's still more to come as they continue its development. VLagan, unlucky to be rolled out. just needed the other driver to think a little that the red one was only going to be moving 1 way out of that corner!

 

[Ben Tusting]

Plato for the drive i say :good:

 

[Wido Rossen]

Okayama host the WTCC on the 1th of November.

Track Facts:
LAP DISTANCE: 3,703 m
RACE DISTANCE: 2 x 14 laps

Track Records:
Qualifying - 1:37.040/137.37 kph, Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si), 25 Oct 2008
Race - 1:48.767/122.56 kph, James Thompson (Honda Accord), 26 Oct 2008

 

[Trebor901]

Plato wont go to WTCC, he's got a business to run and has a kid if he was gonna ever go to WTCC he would have done it by now

 

[Mark Guy]

I am very impressed with Lada and JT as those two point scoring finishes were on merrit.
Great stuff...

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

the only gap i could see was between larinis ears

 

[Denis Vorobjov]

Race 1 & 2 OnLine:

http://btcc.ru/video/wtcc_r1.html
http://btcc.ru/video/wtcc_r2.html

 

[GAIAjohan]

Road America is too many straights for those fairly slow cars, so Laguna looks best I think.

 

[Keith Peppiatt]

PheoniX!!!

/me runs to hide

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

:burn-sKiPy:

 

[Robert Wiesenmüller]

Three new drivers for Okayama:

Masaki Kano for Engstler Motorsport, he also drove there in 2008.
Nobutero Taniguchi for Proteam Motorsport, Super GT driver.
Seiji Ara, former Le Mans Winner (!), for Wiechers.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=4031

I hope especially Seiji Ara can fight for top positions.

 

[GAIAjohan]

7/3 Brazilië Curitiba:sleepin:
11/4 Mexico Puebla:no:
2/5 Marokko Marrakech:shut-mouth:
23/5 Italië unknown
20/6 België Zolder:smile-big:
4/7 Portugal Portimão:woop:
18/7 Groot-Brittannië Brands Hatch:bowl:
1/8 Tsjechië Brno:sleepin:
5/9 Duitsland Oschersleben:act-up:
19/9 Spanje Valencia:at-wits-end::at-wits-end::at-wits-end:
31/10 Japan Okayama:eat:
21/11 Macau Macauopcorn:

The smilies give my opinion about the tracks.
I understand they want to race in mexico and Brazil, but please take more exciting tracks..
Valencia is just plain boring and stupid..

Pau not on the calendar. Is this a punishment for the safety car incident?

 

[Xosé Estrada]

I like Valencia track :highfive:

 

[GAIAjohan]

Imo Spain has better tracks like Jerez or Jaramá

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

And Brazil has Interlagos... :weep: